The top-ranked team in Class 5A, Cedar Park has recorded victories this season over teams that were ranked first (Aledo), fourth (Vandegrift), ninth (Vista Ridge) and sixth (Tivy) in the Class 5A poll at the time of their meeting with the Timberwolves.

Those four victories came by an average of 23.3 points.

“We take each week like it’s the biggest game,” said junior Tyler Lavine, whose 12-0 team advances to play Edcouch-Elsa in a Class 5A, Division II regional game at Alamo Stadium. “It doesn’t matter what the ranks are, a team’s a team. We just go out and play our best.”

Cedar Park took a 28-14 halftime lead after opening the game with 265 passing yards. Sexton guided the Timberwolves on four first-half scores, with no possessions being bigger than the second-quarter drives that led to Cedar Park’s third and fourth scores.

Leading 13-7, Cedar Park sophomore Gunnar Chriswisser grabbed an interception in the end zone — his second pick of the night — and Sexton engineered a three-play drive that was capped by a 42-yard pass and a two-point throw to Tommy Lavine. Sexton then led Cedar Park 75 yards in eight plays after Kerrville Tivy scored with 49 seconds left, and Lavine gave the Timberwolves their halftime advantage on a trick-play toss to Rocky Ferony.

Sexton finished with 335 yards and four touchdowns on 19-of-27 passing. Cedar Park was held to minus-4 yards rushing over the game’s first two quarters, but the Timberwolves put away the game on the ground. Two of Cedar Park’s three second-half touchdowns were rushing scores.

Kerrville Tivy was led by Wyatt Trahan’s 134 rushing yards. Cedar Park eliminated the Antlers (11-1) from the playoffs for a fourth straight season.